Our Work - FAMM

Our Work

FAMM is mobilizing families across the country to ensure that our criminal justice system is both fair and effective. For far too long, people who have made mistakes and broken the law have been subject to harsh, one-size-fits-all sentencing and prison policies that ignore the unique facts and circumstances of the crime and the individual. This approach is not only un-American, it wastes taxpayer dollars with sentences that are too long, too heavy-handed, and too focused on punishment instead of rehabilitation for the 94% of all prisoners who will return to our neighborhoods one day. FAMM is changing all this by supporting reforms at the federal and state level, including:

Past Work

Though we’re no longer working in the following states, FAMM made significant accomplishments during our time there: